Media and marketingAPN appoints brokers for NZME. floatAPN News & Media has appointed brokers Credit Suisse/First NZ and Forsyth Barr to advise the company on the possible IPO and float of NZME.28 Oct 12:41 AM
LifestyleFacebook pulls breast cancer adFacebook has pulled down a page featuring a screen shot of women’s breasts used in a highly successful cancer awareness campaign.25 Oct 06:41 PM
Media and marketingTalks over move for Maori TVTe Arawa kaumatua Sir Toby Curtis has confirmed there have been talks between Maori TV and the Rotorua District Council and other iwi on a plan for studios in Rotorua.24 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleBreast cancer ad ruled ok: watchdogComplaints that a breast cancer ad was 'too explicit' and should've come with a warning have been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority.23 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Henry bait for money menMediaWorks chief executive Mark Weldon will be hoping the new Paul Henry double breakfast show helps the company find new investors, writes John Drinnan.16 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Henry the radio star a hard sellA combined breakfast show on TV3 and RadioLive will be a massive change to the breakfast media landscape, writes John Drinnan.13 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Why investigative journalism is so importantA friend rang me recently and laughingly told me I had been pilloried by a blogger over articles I had written.13 Oct 04:00 PM
Media and marketingNZME. announces Michael Boggs as new CFONZME. has appointed the former Tower executive Michael Boggs as its new chief financial officer as the company considers an IPO.09 Oct 10:35 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: TAB out to lift racing's profileThe Totalisator Agency Board's new broadcasting general manager, Craig Norenbergs, wants tweeters following the horses.09 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionDita de Boni: Tackling terror no excuse for police stateThe 10-hour raid on Nicky Hager's house this week gives us a tasty preview of how police could be roped into doing the bidding for higher powers, says Dita de Boni.08 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDMedia and marketingAPN on track to announce IPO of NZME. in coming weeksAPN is still considering floating its NZ media unit with a board appointment announcement this afternoon expected to show the Australian parent isn't considering a trade sale.08 Oct 01:35 AM
Media and marketingTVNZ's 'kamikaze' attack on The BlockTV One may have adopted a "kamikaze programming" strategy by scheduling <i>My Kitchen Rules</i> to clash with TV3's <i>The Block</i>, according to an advertising consultant.07 Oct 03:54 AM
OpinionChris Barton: Are blogs journalism?Blogging coupled with social media dissemination is brilliant; perhaps the greatest democratising force of our time, writes Chris Barton.06 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionRosemary Overell: Vogue has cultural theft angle coveredMiranda Kerr sparked controversy last week when she appeared in Japanese Vogue dressed in a kimono.29 Sep 09:15 PM
WorldTabloid defends Twitter sting of Tory MPBritain's Sunday Mirror is under pressure to explain the details of its Twitter sting where it used a fake 'PR girl' to engage tweets from a Tory MP - who sent her graphic pics.29 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionPam Corkery: Some reporters puffed up with egomaniaTV and some radio reporters increasingly imagine themselves as celebrities, writes Pam Corkery. "The words 'big fish' and 'small pond' shout out."25 Sep 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Blogs back on the agendaDefamation and media standards expert John Burrows, QC, is to meet with the Press Council to examine the implications for media regulation of the "dirty politics" scandal.25 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleMag says sorry for moko insultFashion magazine Marie Claire has apologised for featuring a non-Maori model wearing a sacred Maori tattoo in its October issue.25 Sep 02:00 AM
KahuFashion mag's moko 'cultural insult'An Auckland academic says a fashion magazine’s use of a Maori facial tattoo on a non-Maori model is a “cultural insult”.24 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHerald-DigiPoll came closest to winnerThe <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey came closest to predicting the final election result, an analysis of the four major polls shows.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSlater defends 'feral' postWhaleoil blogger says he didn't know all the details about fatal car crash and admits "in hindsight" remark was offensive.18 Sep 10:29 AM
Media and marketingSnakk scores ESPN for new divisionAdvertising company Snakk Media has announced the opening of a new division, Represent Media, and signed ESPN as its first major customer.15 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Let's hear it for the lobbyistsSome in the media, at least, understand their role as chief prime ministerial defenders against communism of any kind - not like those other churnalists and repeaters, writes Dita De Boni.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMaori TV jobs safe: board chiefMaori Television says there will be no job losses at its news show Te Kaea and changes at the station have been put on hold.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMaori TV scraps news show?Up to 25 people could see their jobs axed as Maori Television ditches its <i>Te Kaea</i> news show, Mana leader Hone Harawira claimed late last night.07 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionAndrew Dickens: Middle NZ yawns as visionless politicians bickerAndrew Dickens writes: Well, this is turning out to be a boring election, isn't it?07 Sep 05:00 PM
